barnum

What does barnum mean?

barnum means "United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)".

How many syllables are in barnum?

barnum has 2 syllables: bar-num. The stress falls on "bar". In IPA it is /ˈbɑɹnəm/.

What is another word for barnum?

Close synonyms include P. T. Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is barnum a common word?

barnum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for barnum come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.